Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. tags flight simulator avsim flightsim sim-outhouse round the world race airplaneAll teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two airports about 3000m above sea level and two airports below sea level), bonus airports and various rules such as if a plane crashes and which planes could be used in the race. picked by dfelteau 3 years ago |
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A family of adventurers who spent their summer holiday flying around the Mediterranean - including swimming across shark infested waters - have set a new world record for the longest solar-powered flight by paramotor. picked by Bingo 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The UN has entered a new race of people on our earth based on the definition of the word. The new race which is one of the largest on our planet is the new Geek race. As always with races comes racism and the UN have quickly defined racist terms for the new race which include retard, noob and nerd. picked by Richye 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Goggles lets you be the pilot and fly a plane over the Google Maps of various cities. The plane can also shoot although nothing is actually destroyed. picked by arrch8 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A leatherback turtle called Billie won the first Great Turtle Race from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands, swimming at a leisurely 5 to 6 kilometres per hour, organisers say. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Launch a paper airplane from a building and try to get the highest rank and distance you possibly can. 13 comments edit related share entertainmentMy best is 113.744 meters and my global rank is 15,646. picked by Blankspace73 2 years ago |
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Google appear to have added a hidden feature to the latest version of Google Earth... A flight simulator! There are two aircraft to choose from in this version... The F16 and the SR22. picked by bunmaster 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
As bizarre it may sound a university team in the UK has developed an eco-friendly race car designed to run on chocolate and vegetable oil. The new race car is the ecoF3 from WorldFirst, a small team from Warwick University in the UK, which envisages the car – or at least some of its technologies – one day being used in a FIA-sanctioned motorsport competition. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Halfway during the flight, a middle aged man left the lavatory covered in his own fecal matter. 43 comments edit related share weirdAt that point the flight attendant tried to move passengers away from him and ordered the man to clean himself. picked by suebe 11 months ago |
Police are investigating an incident in which carpet tacks were strewn across roads stopping the planned race occurring. picked by makuus 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share sports |
"The FBI agents actually cleared our names," Inayet Sahin, one of the family members kicked off the flight, told CNN. "They went on our behalf and spoke to the airlines and said, 'There is no suspicious activity here. They are clear. Please let them get on a flight so they can go on their vacation,' and they still refused." picked by muppet 11 months ago 27 comments edit related share politics |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race was attacked in the dark of night by a Grizzly bear Sunday and severely injured, but she was able to make a brief 911 call that eventually resulted in her rescue. 1 comments edit related share sportsDetailed account here picked by bevissimo 1 year ago |
The event itself, now in its third year, takes place on Sunday 6 September 2009 when thousands of plastic ducks will be launched into the Thames to race down a 1km course from Molesey Lock to the finish line at The Sherriff Boat Club on Albany Reach. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Software giant Microsoft Corp. is apologizing for altering a photo on its Web site to change the race of one of the people shown in the picture. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago 4 comments edit related share technology |
This guy launches a paper airplane off the 30th floor of a building in the financial district of New York City. The flight it goes on without crashing is pretty amazing. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. picked by eljay 2 years ago 30 comments edit related share science |
If you're looking for an interesting way to support the community, check out this weekend's Charity Duck Race on Daniel Island. 1 comments edit related share plime.comThis is the third annual race, sponsored by the Daniel Island Rotary Club, and it promises to be a family-friendly good time as 15,000 rubber ducks will be dropped into the Wando River from the 526 bridge. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago |
What happens if, unhappy with the levels of violence, killing, easy sex and loose morals in video games, you decide to make your own without any of these things. 11 comments edit related share entertainmentHopefully you'd do better than The Zoo Race, but perhaps not. After all, it has won awards. And not one of them for worst game ever. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago |
White people — including children as young as 10 — may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, but that approach often backfires as black people tend to view this approach as evidence of prejudice, especially when race is clearly relevant. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The original event, the Kinetic Grand Championship in Humboldt County, California, is also called the "Triathlon of the Art World" because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three day cross country race that includes sand, mud, pavement, a bay crossing, a river crossing and major hills. (A Blog documenting the daily trials of the race, with many, many phot... read full post picked by psycmoe 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |